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The L S Starrett Co (The L S Starrett Co) PS Ratio

: 0.48 (As of Today)
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The PS Ratio, or Price-to-Sales ratio, or Price/Sales, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Revenue per Share. As of today, The L S Starrett Co's share price is $16.01. The L S Starrett Co's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $33.23. Hence, The L S Starrett Co's PS Ratio for today is 0.48.

Warning Sign:

The L S Starrett Co stock PS Ratio (=0.48) is close to 5-year high of 0.48

The historical rank and industry rank for The L S Starrett Co's PS Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

SCX' s PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.09   Med: 0.29   Max: 0.6
Current: 0.48

During the past 13 years, The L S Starrett Co's highest PS Ratio was 0.60. The lowest was 0.09. And the median was 0.29.

SCX's PS Ratio is ranked better than
86.2% of 2970 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 1.64 vs SCX: 0.48

The L S Starrett Co's Revenue per Sharefor the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $8.28. Its Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $33.23.

Warning Sign:

The L S Starrett Co revenue per share is in decline over the past 12 months.

During the past 12 months, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate of The L S Starrett Co was -4.00% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 5.40% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 1.90% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was -0.80% per year.

During the past 13 years, The L S Starrett Co's highest 3-Year average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 15.40% per year. The lowest was -9.10% per year. And the median was 0.70% per year.

Back to Basics: PS Ratio


The L S Starrett Co PS Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for The L S Starrett Co's PS Ratio can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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The L S Starrett Co Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
PS Ratio
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.20 0.12 0.31 0.21 0.31

The L S Starrett Co Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
PS Ratio Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.21 0.32 0.31 0.32 0.36

Competitive Comparison

For the Tools & Accessories subindustry, The L S Starrett Co's PS Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and PS Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


The L S Starrett Co PS Ratio Distribution

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, The L S Starrett Co's PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where The L S Starrett Co's PS Ratio falls into.



The L S Starrett Co PS Ratio Calculation

The PS Ratio, or Price-to-Sales ratio, or Price/Sales, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Revenue per Share. It is a ratio widely used to value stocks and it was first used by Ken Fisher.

The L S Starrett Co's PS Ratio for today is calculated as

PS Ratio=Share Price/Revenue per Share (TTM)
=16.01/33.23
=0.48

The L S Starrett Co's Share Price of today is $16.01.
The L S Starrett Co's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $33.23.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

PS Ratio=Market Cap/Revenue

The Revenue here is for the trailing 12 months.


The L S Starrett Co  (NYSE:SCX) PS Ratio Explanation

The PS Ratio is an excellent valuation indicator if you want to compare a stock with its historical valuation or with the stocks in the same industry. The PS Ratio works especially well when you want to compare the stock's current valuation with its historical valuation. The PS Ratio is a great valuation tool for evaluating cyclical businesses where the PE Ratio works poorly. It works the best when comparing the current valuation with the historical valuation because over time, a company's profit margin tends to revert to the mean.

When the PS Ratio is applied to the whole stock market, it can be used to evaluate the current market valuation and projected returns. In this case, the price is the total market cap of all stocks that are traded, and sales are the GDP of the country. This is how Warren Buffett estimates the broad market valuation and project future returns.

Similar to the PE Ratio or Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow or Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow , the PS Ratio measures the valuation based on the earning power of the company. This is where it is different from the PB Ratio , which measures the valuation based on the company's balance sheet.


Be Aware

The PS Ratio does not tell you how cheap or expensive the stock is. It cannot be used to compare companies in different industries. It works better for companies within the same industry because these companies tend to have similar capital structures and profit margins. It works the best when comparing a company with itself in the past.


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The L S Starrett Co (The L S Starrett Co) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
121 Crescent Street, Athol, MA, USA, 01331
The L S Starrett Co is engaged in the manufacturing of industrial, professional and consumer measuring and cutting tools and related products. Its products include precision tools, electronic gages, gage blocks, optical vision and laser measuring equipment, custom engineered granite solutions, tape measures, levels, chalk products, squares, band saw blades, hole saws, hacksaw blades, jig saw blades, and others. Its products are used in different industries such as metalworking, automotive, aviation, marine, farm, and "do-it-yourselfers" and tradesmen such as builders, carpenters, plumbers and electricians. The operating segments of the company are North American Operations is a key revenue driver; International Operations and Global Test and Measurement.
Executives
Douglas A Starrett officer: President & CEO 121 CRESCENT STREET, ATHOL MA 01331
John C. Tripp officer: CFO C/O THE L.S. STARRETT COMPANY, 121 CRESCENT STREET, ATHOL MA 01331
David T. Allen other: Insider 121 CRESCENT STREET, ATHOL MA 01331
Emerson Leme officer: VP Of Industrial Products C/O THE L.S. STARRETT COMPANY, 121 CRESCENT STREET, ATHOL MA 01331
Charles Alpuche director C/O INSULET CORPORATION, 600 TECHNOLOGY PARK DRIVE, SUITE 200, BILLERICA MA 01821
Christian Arntsen officer: VP of International Products C/O THE L.S. STARRETT COMPANY, 121 CRESCENT STREET, ATHOL MA 01331
Deborah Gordon director 121 CRESCENT STREET, ATHOL MA 01331
Thomas J Riordan director C/O TEREX CORPORATION, 200 NYALA FARM ROAD, WESTPORT CT 06880
Scott William Sproule director C/O SPX CORPORATION, 13320 BALLANTYNE CORPORATE PLACE, CHARLOTTE NC 28277
Terry A Piper director 121 CRESCENT STREET, ATHOLL MA 01331
Chris Gahagan director AVID TECHNOLOGY, INC., 75 NETWORK DRIVE, BURLINGTON MA 01803
Russell D. Carreker director 121 CRESCENT STREET, ATHOL MA 01331
David A Lemoine director C/O THE L S STARRETT COMPANY, 121 CRESCENT STREET, ATHOL MA 01331
Richard Kennedy director 121 CRESCENT STREET, ATHOL MA 01331
Francis J O'brien officer: Treasurer & CFO C/O THE L. S. STARRETT COMPANY, 121 CRESCENT STREET, ATHOL MA 01331